The occurrence and genesis of clay minerals associated with quaternary caliches in the Mersin area, southern Turkey

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-258

  Kadir, Selahattin ^a   Eren, Muhsin ^b  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caliche; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Palygorskite; Quaternary; Smectite; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CLAY MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; FIBER OPTICS; FRACTURE FIXATION; GARNETS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IRON; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKA LINE CONDITION; CALCITE CRYSTALS; CARBONIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; EOLIAN DUST; FIBER BUNDLES; INTENSE (CO); MIOCENE; PALYGORSKITE; PARENT MATERIALS; RED SOILS; SMECTITE; SUB SURFACE SOILS; X RAY DIFFRACTION (XRD);

MINERALS;

CALICHE; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; MUDSTONE; PALYGORSKITE; PETROGENESIS; QUATERNARY; RED SOIL; SMECTITE;

EURASIA; MERSIN BAY; TURKEY;

EID: 48249094622     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2008.0560208     Document Type: Article

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